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Jay D. Amsterdam

Researcher at University of Pennsylvania

Publications -  286
Citations -  16973

Jay D. Amsterdam is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Placebo & Fluoxetine. The author has an hindex of 67, co-authored 283 publications receiving 16005 citations. Previous affiliations of Jay D. Amsterdam include University of California, Irvine & Wistar Institute.

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Antidepressant Drug Effects and Depression Severity: A Patient-Level Meta-analysis

TL;DR: The magnitude of benefit of antidepressant medication compared with placebo increases with severity of depression symptoms and may be minimal or nonexistent, on average, in patients with mild or moderate symptoms.
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Cognitive therapy vs medications in the treatment of moderate to severe depression.

TL;DR: Cognitive therapy can be as effective as medications for the initial treatment of moderate to severe major depression, but this degree of effectiveness may depend on a high level of therapist experience or expertise.
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The International Society for bipolar Disorders (ISBD) task force report on antidepressant use in bipolar disorders

TL;DR: A consensus was reached on 12 statements on the use of antidepressants in bipolar disorder, and antidepressants should be prescribed only as an adjunct to mood-stabilizing medications.
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Treatment resistant depression: methodological overview and operational criteria.

TL;DR: The proposed criteria are intended for therapeutic trials in TRD, combining the evaluation of treatment efficiency and the validation of the concept of TRD itself, including major depression with poor response to two adequate trials of different classes of antidepressants.